Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čęstъ

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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

Originally participle, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kimśto-, from Proto-Indo-European *kmḱ-to-, from *kemḱ-. Equivalent to **čęsti +‎ *-tъ.

Cognate with Lithuanian kim̃štas (packed, stuffed) (< kim̃šti, kemšù).

Adjective

*čę̑stъ (comparative *čęsťьjь)

  1. frequent, dense
    Synonym: *gǫstъ
    Antonym: *rědъkъ

Declension

Indefinite declension of *čęstъ (hard, accent paradigm c)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *čęstъ *čęsta *čęsto
genitive *čęsta *čęsty *čęsta
dative *čęstu *čęstě *čęstu
accusative *čęstъ *čęstǫ *čęsto
instrumental *čęstomь *čęstojǫ *čęstomь
locative *čęstě *čęstě *čęstě
vocative *čęste *čęsto *čęsto
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *čęsta *čęstě *čęstě
genitive *čęstu *čęstu *čęstu
dative *čęstoma *čęstama *čęstoma
accusative *čęsta *čęstě *čęstě
instrumental *čęstoma *čęstama *čęstoma
locative *čęstu *čęstu *čęstu
vocative *čęsta *čęstě *čęstě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *čęsti *čęsty *čęsta
genitive *čęstъ *čęstъ *čęstъ
dative *čęstomъ *čęstamъ *čęstomъ
accusative *čęsty *čęsty *čęsta
instrumental *čęsty *čęstami *čęsty
locative *čęstěxъ *čęstaxъ *čęstěxъ
vocative *čęsti *čęsty *čęsta

See also

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “частый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čęstъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 106

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “čęstъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 88:adj. o (c) ‘frequent, dense’
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “čęstъ čęsta čęsto”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c tæt, hyppig (SA 111, 188; PR 138)